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Introducing Yorkshire Dales National Park
Sitting snugly between the brooding North York Moors to the east and the dramatic Lake District to the west are the Yorkshire Dales (from the Viking word dalr, meaning ‘valleys’), a marvellous area of high hills and moors, cut through by rugged stone walls and spotted with extravagant houses and the faded, spectral grandeur of monastic ruins.
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Thankfully, nature’s feast has been protected as a national park since the 1950s, assuring its status as a walker’s and cyclist’s wonderland. But the fabulous scenery attracts plenty of four-wheeled visitors, making the roads very crowded, especially during the summer. If you can’t avoid busy summer weekends, try to come by bus or train, and even then it’s well worth getting off the beaten track.
Last updated: Feb 17, 2009
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